The designation will free up emergency funds and lift some bureaucratic hurdles, but many experts fear containment may no longer be possible.
Tag: Vaccination and Immunization
Three Pressing Questions About Monkeypox: Spread, Vaccination, Treatment
Containing the outbreak, scientists say, will depend on better understanding the virus’s transmission and how well available tools work.
W.H.O. Declares Monkeypox Spread a Global Health Emergency
There have been more than 16,000 cases in 75 countries, overwhelmingly among men who have sex with men.
Vice President Kamala Harris Tests Negative
Ms. Harris last saw President Biden two days before he tested positive for the coronavirus.
Australia Avoids Reimposing Covid Rules as Hospitalizations Surge
Early in the pandemic, the country had some of the world’s strictest rules, but a new government is reluctant to bring them back.
Deep in a Covid Wave, Europe Counts Cases and Carries On
Even in countries that once took strict measures, the authorities are relying on vaccination and past infections to take the sting out of Omicron subvariants.
Virologists try to keep up with faster coronavirus evolution.
Health officials are trying to make far-reaching policy decisions, including on booster shots, based on little biological certainty of which viral variants will be dominant.
Demand for Monkeypox Vaccine Exceeds Supply, C.D.C. Says
The United States has ordered nearly seven million doses in total, but most of them will not arrive for months.
Sharp Drop in Childhood Vaccinations Threatens Millions of Lives
Pandemic lockdowns, misinformation campaigns, conflicts, climate crises and other problems diverted resources and contributed to the largest backslide in routine immunization in 30 years.
Random Virus Testing for Passengers Arriving in Canada Restarts at Major Airports
The country’s mandatory testing program was paused last month as the government worked to shift the testing out of Canada’s busy airport terminals.